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Help w/ wife... Really

Hey Guys!
The good news is my wife finally started playing video games! (Thanks LoL, it's the first one she's stuck with for more than an hour or two) It's way more fun having a wife that plays LoL with you instead of bothering you during a game to sweep the house.

The bad news is she needs practice.

I like playing with her and she's smart, but she doesn't always do that well. Part of it is she's playing on a laptop etc. and the other part is she needs practice.

That said. When she plays I usually play a Tank, to try and help her stay alive longer.

I've found the following tanks to do well with her.

1. Rammus - The taunt and speed boost helps a lot.
2. Shen - Also has a taunt, Ult can save her sometimes.
3. Alistar - Heal and CC

I haven't had as much luck with Amumu or some of the other tanks as they don't have any form of hard taunt to get them off her and can get ignored.

I've tried Galio, but his Ult has such a long CD it's not much of a taunt.

I've tried Trundle with mixed results of his Wall of Filth.

I've tried Udyr with mixed results of his Bear Stance stun to help.

Does anyone have any recommendations for tanks other than those?

She mainly plays either Ahri or Riven. She's not super good with Ahri, because she hasn't quite mastered kiting / not running in an mashing buttons, but likes her anyways. She's done better with tougher characters like Riven or Shyvana.

I've had the best luck by far with Rammus. I just don't like him that much for some reason.

She's doing way better, but I'd like to help her (stay alive) as much as possible. Being dead and losing isn't as much fun.

My wife would sooner remove her nails with a pair of rusty tweezers than play LoL.

Amumu has a relatively short CD stun (max Q first if you haven't tried lololol), you can try that if you good with skillshots. But Leona is the real deal for continuous CC.

Lulu/Janna are the best at keeping allies alive, more so than tanks because they directly shield your ally and can cc enemies very much more often than most tanks.

Thanks for the advice!

I don't really play female characters. I know that's weird, but I just am not really into it.

I've done OK with Amumu. I just think the other tanks are better.

I forgot to add I tried Taric too. I dislike him because his damage is so low and his voice is horribad. The problem with such low damage is my wife would have to carry and that doesn't work so well. Tanks with some dps have worked better.

I would recommend Yorick. He is quite tanky and casting his minions is pretty easy and they even follow the enemy around beating on them. Bonus!

He's also very powerful both bottom lane and decently good top. His mana problems aren't a problem in Dominion and his Revenge Ult ability is satisfying, or in a teamfight he can clone the nastiest AD champ.

I had this dilema as well with my ex-girlfriend when we used to play LoL. My objective was to pretty much make her play experience more fun, which can be equally as fun as trying to carry and rack up the kills. Based on what you have said, I believe the best person for you to play would be Leona. I know you said you aren't fond of playing female champs, but sometimes you have to let that feeling go for the type of champion you'd be playing. In my opinion, Leona is without a doubt one of, if not the best champion to play, when your goal is to help another teammate be successful. Between her passive which gives your wife bonus damage if she is hitting your targets as well as a full CDR/tank build (best imo) you will be an unstoppable stunning tanking rooting slowing machine. With max CDR, Leona can keep several people locked down for a LONG time, throwing out stuns left and right and flying around a mini-team fight (you and your wife) with the greatest of ease. Trust me, playing a female champion is worth it for the amount of utility you would offer to your wife. Although she has no literal "taunt", it is hard for the enemy to choose a target when they can't take any action at all. Give her a try!